Aljamain Sterling says he would have preferred a 10–10 third round in Yan–Merab, which would have produced a draw, while crediting Yan for finishing strongly.
“Damage should score. But what happened to all the other damage? It was a great fight, a coin flip of a round for round three. I would have liked to see it go 10–10, but that’s never going to happen. And then the fight ends in a draw. Of course, Petr Yan ended the fight strong. Kudos to him. You could say the fight was trending in Petr Yan’s way. I agree. But that’s the way the decision went, and unfortunately we came up short.”
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